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Friends of the Auburn Recreation District (ARD)

Support the Auburn Recreation District (ARD)

The Friends of the Auburn Area Recreation and Park, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that supports recreation facilities, programs and events i the Auburn Recreation and Park District (ARD) area.

Friends is governed by a Board of Directors, which is the same as the ARD Board of Directors.
Friends also has an Advisory Committee made up of two ARD Directors and several members of the public. Contact ARD if you have an interest in serving on the Friends Advisory Committee. 

Your kind donations help fund our Youth Assistance scholarship fund, provides opportunities for children in our community, assists with family fun events such as Party in the Park, Auburn Harvest Festival, Ain’t Necessarily Dead Festival and many more. These donations have also helped fund new facilities including the Auburn Bike Park, the first ever Wheelchair Swing, and pickleball courts, to name just a few.

Please visit auburnrec.com and let us know how you can help. In most cases it is tax-deductible.

Please support Auburn Rec by donating to FRIENDS OF ARD, a tax deductible 501(c)(3) corporation (tax ID number: 20-3737861). 

Friends of ARD logo

Simply click the “PayPal Donate” button below to be directed to a PayPal page and contribute using your PayPal account or a credit card (no PayPal account needed). 

You can also specify your gift be applied to the following:

  • ARD Youth Assistance Fund
  • Auburn Bike Park
  • Community Events
  • Jim Ferris Memorial Funds
  • Or let the Friends of ARD decide where to apply your contribution.

Thank you for your support!